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1 UNITED I STATES PATENT QFFICE.

Ivns w. MOGAFFEY, on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN H. BROWN, orSAME PLACE. I

HOSE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,127, datedMarch 2'7, 1888.

Application filed December 12, 1887 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, IVEs W. MOGAFFEY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Hose-Reels, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

This invention relates to features of construction of the ordinaryupright hose-reel which is now so largely manufactured since theintroduction 'of water-works generally throughout the United States, andwhich apparatus has become a household utensil of almost universal use.

The object of my present improvements is to simplify and cheapen theapparatus-a result at this time of prime importance, owing to the greatnumber there is being made.

The several points and features of my invention will be apparent fromthe following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus. Fig.2 is a plan view of the nozzle-holder carried at the upper part of theframe-work, and Fig. 3 is an end View of the same.

The main portion of the frame is formed of 0 a single piece of wood bentto make the arch A and having the upright lengths or sides A A. Betweenthese two uprights A A the winding-reel proper is swung or pivoted upona through-axis, B, consisting of a metal rod 3 5 passing through thereel itself and through both uprights. A thumb-nut, B, at one side holdsthis rod in place, and furnishes also a means for applying tension orfriction to the reel and as a stop to hold the reel from turning whenthat is desired. By screwing up this thumbnut the side pieces, A, may bedrawnagainst the reel to stop it from turning or to produce frictionupon it. The natural spring of these wooden upright pieces. will permitsufficient Each head of the reel consists of a pair of crossed bars, 0,halved together at their centers, where they are perforated to permitthe passage of the rod B. The body of the reel is composed of fourparallel bars, D, extending from one head to Serial No. 257,680. (Nomodel.)

the other, as shown. This constitutes the cheapest form of reel.

E E are footpieces, into which, about midway of theirlengths, theuprights Aare halved at their lower ends .and secured by bolts 6. Twobars, F F, extend from one foot-piece E to the other, being arranged oneat each side of the point of attachment of the uprights to thefoot-pieces. These bars F may be round, and are let into the foot-piecessuff ciently to secure them in place by a pin or nail driven through thefoot-piece from beneath. a

G G are the wheels, mounted loosely on a through-axle, H,which passesthrough the extremities of the foot-pieces E. The wheels are secured inplace by linchpins', or by a linchpin at one end and a head at one endof the rod. This axle itself serves as a strong means of connectionbetween the two sides of the entire frame-work, acting in this respectin conjunction with the through-axle B of the reel. The other ends ofthe foot-pieces E are curved or inclined downward, so as to rest uponthe ground, as at d, so that the structure is supported upon thesepoints d and the wheels in a vertical position.

At the top of the arch I bore a hole to receive the bolt m, which formsa pivot for the two parts of the nozzle-fastener. A thumbnut, m, at theunder side of the arch serves'to attach the nozzle-holder and as a meansfor putting friction upon its pivot. The nozzleholder is cast in twopieces, 12 and a, each consisting of a curved arm and an enlargement orhead, the two heads being coincidently perforated for the passage of thebolt above mentioned. As will be seen by the edge view,the two surfacesof these heads where they come in contact are curved, so that when thearms are turned upon each other they move with increased friction andare inclined to stay in whatever position they may be placed.

To secure the butt-end of the hose to the reel, I drive into one of thearms of the reel the nail J, ,near to the adjacent cross-bar D. The buttof the flexible hose may be wedged in between this'nail and thecross-bar, and thus held in place.

I claim- 1. The complete garden-hose apparatus con- [00 sisting of thereel made of four cross-bars halved together and having the fourparallel bars D, mounted at the through-rod axle B in a bent frameconsisting of the arch A and uprights A, and having the thumb-nut B,said upright being mounted in foot-pieces E, framed together by rodsF,and through-axle H, upon which are the loose wheels G, allsubstantially as specified.

2. In combination with the garden-hose-reel apparatus perforated at itsupper part for the passage of a bolt, the nozzle-holder cast in twopieces, a n, each consisting of an arm and enlargement or head, the twoheads being coincidently perforated for the passage of the on athrough-axle rod and halved into the bottom frame, consisting of thecurved foot-pieces E E e e, rods F, through-axle H, and wheels G,substantially as specified.

IVES W. MoGAFFEY.

Vitnesses:

H. M. MUNDAY, J OHN W. MUNDAY.

